Winding and measuring device.



No. 856,289. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

S. E. PARRISH.

WINDING AND MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLICATION rmzn nov. 24, 1900.

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PATENTED JUNE 11; 1907.

S. E. PARRISH. WINDING AND MEASURING DEVICE.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 24, 1906.

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STEPHEN E. PARRISH, OF HILLSDALE, MICHIGAN.

WINDING AND MEASURING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed Nove be 24,1906. $eria1No. 344,869.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN E. PARRISH, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Hillsdale, in the county of Hillsdale and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Winding and Measuring Devices, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for reeling lace, ribbon, tape and other similar articles, and consists first, in the novel construction and arrangement of parts by which lace or other material may be wound on a reel or bolt, and, secondly, in means whereby the length .of material thus wound on the bolt may be quickly and easily computed, as will be more fully hereinafter described and set forth in the claims. 4

In the drawings, Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the device as in use; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the registering mechanism; Fig. 3 is an elevation of one of the adjustable spindles; Fig. I is a sectional view on lines 44 of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 is an elevation of a modified form of spindle; Fig. 6 is a vertical central section of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the device in the folded position; and Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the device as in operation.

The supporting frame A comprises pairs of spaced parallel arms B B and C C, connected by horizontal members I) and 0 respectively. The arms B and C are pivotally connected at D, and the arms B and C are similarly connected, so that the device when not in use may be folded as shown in Fig. 7.

As a removable base for the frame, I preferably provide transverse strips E E, detachably secured to the members b and c by means of thumb screws e.

In the upper ends of the arms B and C are journaled spindle sections F and F respectively. The arm B preferably has its upper end down-turned at b so as to form two bearings for the section F, and a crank G is secured to the outer end of said section.

Journaled in the upper ends of the arms B and C and alined with the sections F and F respectively are longitudinally adjustable spindle sections H, and to give su'l'licient bearing length I preferably secure a tubular member 0 to each of said arms.

On the inner ends of all four sections are clamps comprising a U-shaped member I,

having its ends suitably secured, as by the rivets j, to the segmental spring J, tending to draw together the gripping jaws K and K. For operating the clamp I provide the members 1c and k, which are secured to the jaws K and K respectively and project through apertures in the member J. It will thus be seen that the edge of the aperture forms a fulcrum for the gripping jaws, and by pressing together the members 7c and 7c the clamp may be released.

L is a sprocket secured to the section F between the bearings, and L is a sprocket of the same diameter secured to the outer end of the section F. M M are idlers journaled on the arm B at points above and below and equidistant from the pivot D, and N is an endless chain engaging said sprockets and idlers. By having the idlers M M equidistant from and above and below said pivot, the chain will be held taut in the folded as Well as in the open position of the frame.

For registering the number of rotations of the spindle F, a toothed wheel O is journaled near the end of the arm B, and providedwith a suitably marked dial face-0: This wheel is arranged to be engaged and moved a distance of one tooth at each revolution of the spindle by means of a lug O on said spindle and engaging said teeth.

P is the bolt on which is wound the lace Q which it is desired to measure, and this bolt is placed in the clamps on the spindle sections F and H. An empty bolt P is secured in the other pair of clamps, and the free end of the lace being attached or held on the bolt P the crank G is turned and the lace is unwound from the bolt P and wound on the bolt P. When it has been wound in this manner, the dial will register the number of revolutions of the bolt P, and this number, multiplied by the distance around said bolt, will give the approximate length of the lace. For instance, supposing the bolt to be siX inches wide and the number of revolutions to be twenty, it is obvious that the length of the lace is substantially twenty feet. While the exact length is not determined in many instances, the approximate will answer, as in taking an inventory of stock, where the approximate length of each piece of goods must be determined.

It Will be seen that the position of the idlers M carries the chain out of the horizontal place of the sprockets L and L, and in fact the line of the chain is substantially parallel with the arms B and G. For this reason, the operator is enabled to reach the lace and guide it while it is being wound on the bolt P without conflicting with the chain.

When it is desired to measure goods wound on a spool, such as ribbon or tape, the section II is removed from the arm C, and the modified form of spindle section B shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is substituted therefor. This spindle is provided with an eye R at one end, which is pivoted 011 a staple S secured to the circular plate S. On the back of this circular plate is a diametrically arranged fin T having extended ends T arranged to be clamped by the jaws K K on the section F. The section B is passed through the spool U, and an annular disk V reinforced by the disk V is placed on the section to limit the longitudi nal movement of said spool. These disks are preferably backed by a rubber washer IV closely, but detachably, fitting the section R. l/Vhile the spool is being unwound it is preferably permitted to turn freely on the spindle, but when the ribbon is rewound thereon the spool must be positively rotated.

I therefor make the sides 7 of the eye R wedge-shaped, and force the spool tightly thereon, whereby it is caused to rotate with the spindle.

It will be seen that the device may be set up on the end of a counter or table, and the slack from the reels may be permitted to fall thereon, and the operator can easily guide the material as it is wound on the measuring reel P or rewound upon the reel P or the spool U.

While I have shown and described the device with two reels and the computing mechanism, it is obvious that I may use only the support B B and the spindle sections thereon and either remove or disregard the comput- 1'ng mechanism. WVhenused in this waylace, ribbon, or other strip material may be wound upon the reel P and it is obvious that any reel or board on which it is usual to wind such materials may be attached to the spindle by the clamps K. The material may be quickly wound thereon and the reel removed and replaced by another.

What I claim as my invention is,

1. In a computing reel, the combination with supporting standards, of spindles j ournaled therein, reel members carried by said spindles, means for rotating one of said spindles, a sprocket on each of said spindles, a pair of idlers j ournaled on said standards out of the horizontal plane of said sprockets, an endless chain connecting said sprockets and engaging said idlers, and registering means operated by one of said spindles.

2. In a computing reel, the combination with supporting standards, of spindles journaled therein, laterally projecting clamps on said spindles, spring members bearing upon said clamps, reel members detachably held in said clamps, means for simultaneously rotating said spindles, and means for registering the number of rotations thereof.

3. In a computing reel, the combination with a foldable supporting frame comprising pairs of spaced arms, the arms of one pair being respectively pivoted to the arms of the other pair, a rotatable spindle carried by each pair of arms, each of said spindles comprising a longitudinally adjustable and a stationary section, a reel member detachably carried by each of said spindles, means for rotating one of said spindles, and means for registering the number of rotations thereof.

4. In a computing reel, the combination with a foldable supporting frame comprising normally spaced pivoted members, of spindles j ournaled therein, reel members carried by said. spindles, sprockets on said spindles,- a pair of idlers on one of said members equidistant from the folding aXis, means for rotating one of said spindles, an endless chain engaging said sprockets and idlers, whereby said chain is held taut in all positions of the folding frame, and means for registering the number of rotations of one of said spindles, for the purpose described.

5. In a computing reel, the combination with a foldable supporting frame comprising normally spaced members pivoted to each other, of spindles journaled in said members, means for rotating one of said-spindles, and a drive connection between said spindles outside of the horizontal plane thereof, for the purpose described.

6. In a computing reel, the combination with a foldable supporting frame, of complementary rotatable reel members on said frame, means for rotating one of said members, and drive connections directly connecting the members, for the purpose described.

7. The combination with a sup orting standard, of spindle sections rotatab y carried thereby, relatively long resilient clamps laterally projecting from and carried by said sections and adapted to engage a device on which materials are to be wound, and means for rotating one of said spindle sections.

8. The combination with a supporting standard, of complementary spindle sections journaled in said standard, one of said sections being longitudinally adjustable, spring clamping members pivoted on said. sections, and projecting laterally therefrom, a reel detachably engaged by said clamps, and means for rotating said sections and reel.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN E. PARRISH.

Witnesses:

O. J. CORNELL, MAY G. SHELDON. 

